FCPS Proposal to close down AAP Centers at Greenbriar West ES and Carson MS

[Anonymous]

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Also the HS that Carson goes to is not that great. Now parents with one kid in MS and one in HS will not want to move/ live in that pyramid (unless their DC gets into TJ). So the value and quality of Carson will come down substantially in the years to come. This is one ripple effect that the school board has not considered.

Shows how little you know. Carson feeds into four high schools: Oakton; Chantilly; Westfield; and South Lakes.

Very small portion feeds to Oakton and Chantilly (right now more due to AAP). Bulk of the kids go to Westfield and South lakes. Both are not that great.

59 students at South Lakes had weighted GPAs of 4.5 and higher last year -- seems pretty decent to me.

http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/docs/sb%20follow%20up%20responses/fy%202014/SBfollow-up14-25.pdf

good info! South lakes per this table is better than woodson, Langley, marshall, mclean...And the only 2 schools better than so lakes are TJ and oakton?

I think you meant TJ and Robinson, not Oakton.

[Anonymous]

Robinson, it is. But the point is - Is So Lakes that superior that it ranks 3rd amongst all high schools? NO!

It is an average school unlike Carson which is an excellent school. My point is - Carson's value will diminish in the long run by closing down its AAP center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Robinson, it is. But the point is - Is So Lakes that superior that it ranks 3rd amongst all high schools? NO!

It is an average school unlike Carson which is an excellent school. My point is - Carson's value will diminish in the long run by closing down its AAP center.

Who cares about its "value"? If schools would get rid of all AAP centers, they would find their "value" unchanged. These would still be excellent schools, offering a great education to all and not just a select subset. Centers have created so much damage, I really wonder if FCPS is aware of what they've done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Robinson, it is. But the point is - Is So Lakes that superior that it ranks 3rd amongst all high schools? NO!

It is an average school unlike Carson which is an excellent school. My point is - Carson's value will diminish in the long run by closing down its AAP center.

I think the value of homes in the Carson district is influenced more by the job base near Route 28 and Dulles than any future decisions made about the scale of AAP at the school. After all, you currently can live in other areas outside the base boundaries and still send your kid to Carson for AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson, it is. But the point is - Is So Lakes that superior that it ranks 3rd amongst all high schools? NO!

It is an average school unlike Carson which is an excellent school. My point is - Carson's value will diminish in the long run by closing down its AAP center.

Who cares about its "value"? If schools would get rid of all AAP centers, they would find their "value" unchanged. These would still be excellent schools, offering a great education to all and not just a select subset. Centers have created so much damage, I really wonder if FCPS is aware of what they've done.

Read my previous posts about my supporting it as a good thing. The thread got too long, so I didn't quote the previous responses.